NSG 303 COMMUNITY HEALTH GROUP 8 PRESENTATION

COMPARE AND CONTRAST BETWEEN HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE

PREVENTION
GROUP MEMBERS

Towoju mercy feranmi Bms/19/20/0480

Osoja Dorcas Ebunoluwa BMS/19/20/0415

Kalu comforter onyeukwu BMS/19/20/0229.

Ofagbe Iyanuoluwa Abigail BMS/19/20/0287

Oladipo Deborah Ebunoluwa BMS/19/20/0329

Ogunbanwo Abimbola Olayemi BMS/19/20/0290

HEALTH PROMOTION is a process of enabling the community to create capacity enhancement in ways
that extend beyond repair and risk reduction.

Health promotion is the process of empowering people to increase control over their health and its
determinants through health literacy efforts and multisectoral action to increase healthy behaviours.

DISEASE PREVENTION Is reducing risks to (Health) Capacity. Effective prevention requires data, critical
thinking, engineering, enforcement, and clear instruction. It is also commonly refers to interventions
(either population or individual-based) which aim to minimise the burden of diseases and associated risk
factors, including the primary prevention, secondary prevention and tertiary prevention.

PRIMARY DISEASE PREVENTION is Designed to prevent a disease or condition from occurring in the first
place

Examples: immunization, physical activity to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease

SECONDARY DISEASE PREVENTION is regular exams and screening tests to detect disease in its earliest
stages

Examples: mammograms to detect breast cancer, daily, low-dose aspirins and/or diet and exercise
programs to prevent further heart attacks or strokes.

TERTIARY DISEASE PREVENTION : Reduce or minimize the consequences of a disease once it has
developed.
Example: most medical interventions,cardiac or stroke rehabilitation programs, chronic disease
management programs (e.g. for diabetes, arthritis, depression, etc)

Contrast between health promotion and disease prevention

1. health promotion and disease prevention are logically distinct concepts, although they are
conceptually related through a causal connection. Thus, logically, it is possible to promote health
without preventing disease, even if this is not so common, in practice, but it is not possible to prevent
disease without promoting health

2.Disease prevention, understood as specific, population-based and individual-based interventions aims

to minimize the burden of diseases and associated risk factors while Health promotion is the process of
empowering people to increase control over their health and its determinants through health literacy
efforts and multisectoral action to increase healthy behaviors.

3.Disease prevention focuses on specific efforts aimed at reducing the development and severity of
chronic diseases and other morbidities while Health promotion usually includes activities for the
community-at-large or for populations at increased risk of negative health

4.On a conceptual level, it is useful to characterize disease prevention services as those primarily
concentrated within the health care sector, and health promotion services as those that depend on
intersectoral actions and/or are concerned with the social determinants of health.

5.Disease prevention is a procedure through which individuals, particularly those with risk factors for a
disease, are treated in order to prevent a disease from occurring. Treatment normally begins either
before signs and symptoms of the disease occur, or shortly thereafter while Health promotion is the
process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. This is accomplished
by building healthy public policies, creating supportive environments, and strengthening community
action and personal skills.

Similarities between health promotion and disease prevention

1.Health promotion and disease prevention programs often address social determinants of health,
which influence modifiable risk behaviors.

2.Health promotion and disease prevention can be achieved through planned activities and programs
that are designed to improve population health outcomes

3.Health promotion and disease prevention programs can empower individuals to make healthier
choices and reduce their risk of disease and disability.

4.At the population level, health promotion and disease prevention programs eliminate health
disparities, improve quality of life, and improve the availability of healthcare and related services.

5.Health promotion and disease prevention programs often address social determinants of health,
which influence modifiable risk behaviors. Social determinants of health are the economic, social,
cultural, and political conditions in which people are born, grow, and live that affect health status.
Modifiable risk behaviors include, for example, tobacco use, poor eating habits, and lack of physical
activity, which contribute to the development of chronic disease.